Train Kept A-Rollin'
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"Train Kept A-Rollin" is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann. Bradshaw first recorded the song in 1951, it was his best known recording.
For several decades, the song became a staple of numerous garage bands with a notable recorded version by Johnny Burnette. It was then covered on The Yardbirds 1965 album Having a Rave Up. They also performed a version of the song with different lyrics and called it "Stroll On" in the 1966 movie Blowup.
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[edit] Led Zeppelin version
Perhaps most famously, "Train Kept A-Rollin'" was the very first tune that Led Zeppelin ever played together in 1968. According to Jimmy Page the room "exploded" when they kicked it off, and they knew they had something. They subsequently played the song as their show opener on tour during 1968 and 1969, and revived it in their final tour "Over Europe" in 1980. A studio version was never recorded by Led Zeppelin, but during his Outrider sessions in 1988 Page did record a version similar to that performed by Led Zeppelin in 1980.
[edit] Aerosmith version
Aerosmith covered the song on their 1974 album Get Your Wings. Their version has become one of the most popular, if not the most popular, versions of the song. The guitar work, however, is not by Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry. Producer Jack Douglas brought in Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter, who are best known for their work on Lou Reed's Rock n Roll Animal, to supply the guitar parts.[1] The song has long been played on album-oriented rock and classic rock radio stations. Additionally, the song has long been an important staple in the band's live shows, often closing their shows. It is featured on three Aerosmith live compilations: Live! Bootleg (1978), Classics Live (1986), and Rockin' the Joint (2005). On the Rockin' the Joint version, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford can be heard doing a little bit of "The Star Spangled Banner" towards the end, as the concert performance was only four months after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Additionally, the band is known to play two different versions of the song, the regular version of the song, as well as a slowed-down version often called "Slow Train" in the setlists.
[edit] Hanoi Rocks version
Hanoi Rocks cut a live recording of the track on their 1985 live album All those wasted years.
[edit] Motörhead version
Motörhead covered the song on their 1977 eponymous debut album
[edit] Tragically Hip version
The Tragically Hip have performed a memorable live version of the song, which included a monologue by Gord Downie about his girlfriend writing his biography, and selling it for millions of dollars.
1973: "Mama Kin", "Dream On" 1974: "Same Old Song and Dance", "Train Kept A-Rollin'" 1975: "Sweet Emotion" 1976: "Last Child", "Home Tonight", "Walk This Way", "Back in the Saddle" 1977: "Draw the Line" 1978: "Kings and Queens", "Come Together", "Chip Away the Stone" 1980: "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" 1982: "Lightning Strikes" 1985: "Let the Music Do the Talking" 1986: "Shela" 1987: "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Hangman Jury" 1988: "Angel", "Rag Doll" 1989: "Love in an Elevator", "Janie's Got a Gun" 1990: "What it Takes", "The Other Side", "F.I.N.E.", "Monkey On My Back" 1993: "Eat the Rich","Livin' on the Edge","Fever", "Cryin'", "Amazing", "Shut Up and Dance" 1994: "Deuces Are Wild", "Crazy", "Blind Man" 1995: "Walk on Water" 1997: "Nine Lives", "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)", "Hole in My Soul", "Pink", "Taste of India","Full Circle" 1998: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", "What Kind of Love Are You On" 2000: "Angel's Eye" 2001: "Jaded" , "Fly Away From Here", "Sunshine", "Just Push Play" 2002: "Girls of Summer" 2004: "Baby, Please Don't Go" 2006: "Devil's Got a New Disguise"
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